ever thought...

...about how much diversity God put on this earth when He created it? I was out running the other morning and noticed so many differences. Take for example the different bird calls. I didn't count but I'm sure there were more than I could have kept track of. That's just one example, but there is diversity all around us. Why is it, then, that we try so hard to either be like those around us, or try and make others like us? If God created diversity and what He created is purposerful--for His glory--why does it become so important that we are alike? When I coached I used to say, "the beauty of unity is diversity." What makes a group or team...or church...so impacting as a unit is when the differences come together and "fit", not when everyone becomes like each other. So take a little time today and appreciate God's creativity and diversity in His creation...and in His church.